Final Year

Compulsory modules:

Dissertation (40)

This is a major piece of independent work for which a topic is identified and research is carried out with supervisory help to produce a 12,000-word essay.

or

6,000-word Dissertation (20) 

The 6,000-word dissertation is a piece of substantial independent research on a subject in Theology and/or Religion chosen by the individual student, but subject to approval by the Department. 

or

Placement-based Dissertation (40)

The placement-based dissertation is an extended piece of substantial independent research (9,000 words) on a topic in Theology and/or Religion linked to a specific placement context chosen by the individual student, but subject to approval by the Department. Students negotiate a placement involving a minimum of 100 hours in a setting of their own choice, subject to approval from the Department. 

Optional modules may include: 

  • Advanced New Testament Greek A and B (20)
  • Biblical Hebrew Language A and B (20)
  • Biblical Hebrew Texts A and B (20)
  • New Testament Greek A and B (20)
  • Jewish Religious Responses to the Holocaust (20)
  • Gender, Sexualities and Religion (20)
  • God Beyond Borders: Building Interfaith Bridges (20)
  • God and Money (20)
  • Historical and Contemporary Debates on the Holocaust (20)
  • Politics in the Name of God: From Democratization to Holy War
  • Special Study - Autumn 
  • Special Study - Spring 
  • Understanding and Countering Radical Islamic Thought and Practice 
  • Visions of God in Christian Theology
  • World Christianity: Christian Theology on Five Continents